The gods have long since left and magic has gone along with them. Might is found at the trigger of a gun and adventure is found in the stars. Sunrunner is a fast-paced, sci-fi adventure with a tinge of eldritch horror. Follow a motley crew of mercenaries as they are swept up in a tale of corporate overreach gone awry.
In a secret laboratory, a team of brilliant scientists, led by Dr. Elizabeth Vinter and Dr. Sergei Lebedev, achieve the unthinkable: create a simulated universe that evolves from the Big Bang to the present in just fifteen days. However, what begins as a scientific experiment to explore the secrets of the cosmos, transforms into a disturbing discovery when the simulation begins to show signs of self-awareness.
On the Earth of the future, cities are overcrowded and the elite have nothing to do but buy fame from people who really do the work. A faster than light drive is invented and Jed Cochrane, a television producer, seizes the chance to change the course of history and free the people who are willing to work for themselves and not be faceless proles.
The robots were built to serve Man; to do his work, see to his comforts, make smooth his way. Then the robots figured out an additional service--putting Man out of his misery.
Snow in summer is of course impossible. Any weather expert will tell you so. Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur. And he would have been right except for one thing. It snowed that summer.